Blackwork Tattoo Design
Defining our Final Draw - Tracing 2
A course by Sophie Mo , Tattoo Artist, Illustrator, and Graphic Designer
Joined July 2020
About the video: Defining our Final Draw - Tracing 2
Overview
“Let's keep on working on the tracing part of the drawing.”
In this video lesson Sophie Mo addresses the topic: Defining our Final Draw - Tracing 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Blackwork Tattoo Design. Learn how to illustrate a custom monochrome tattoo using analog and digital techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Defining our final draw + tracing extra elements We might need to go over a few bits again, because the eraser tends to take some of those fineliners out. Pigma pen 005 Uni pin 0.03 So now we'll close the sunglasses line, which is something I avoided doing until the very last minute. I've left the sunglasses not outlined until the very end, because it's a super fine little detail that is so crucial to the drawing. So now we've finished everything else, I'll go over it with the thinnest pen I have, to make sure it's really nice and clean. I'll go over the sunglasses once again with a really ...”
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Course summary for: Blackwork Tattoo Design
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Tattoo Design, Traditional illustration

Sophie Mo
A course by Sophie Mo
Sophie Mo is a London-based illustrator, designer, and tattoo artist. She specializes in blackwork tattoo design, taking inspiration from the worlds of cinematography, music, Japanese culture, and botanical-style Victorian illustration.
She is a tattoo artist at Parliament Tattoo in Finsbury Park, London. Her custom designs have been privately and commercially commissioned by brands like Airbnb, Microsoft, Squarespace, BBC Radio 6 Music, Major League Baseball, Andaz London/Hyatt, Bulleit Whiskey, REVLON, and more. In 2020, she won a D&AD wood pencil for best illustration across all magazines and newspapers.
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